[An updated treatment of some of this material appears in Chapter 2 of the Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet (free) textbook, also mirrors a 2022 article in Nature Physics..]| Do the Math
After inaugurating the Do the Math blog with two posts on the limits to physical and economic growth, I thought it was high time that I read the classic book The Limits to Growth describing the 1972 world computer model by MIT researchers Meadows, Meadows, Randers, and Behrens. I am deeply impressed by the work, and I am compelled to share the most salient features in this post.| Do the Math
Image by Daniel Borker from Pixabay| Do the Math
This is the TV poster for “David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet.” (CNS photo/Netflix)| Do the Math
AI-generated stranger; I’m not so young/attractive| Do the Math
[An updated treatment of this material appears in Chapter 1 of the Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet (free) textbook, and also appears as part of an article in Nature Physics in 2022.]| Do the Math